Practice Quotes · Page 110

The responsibility of political philosophy that tries to engage with practice is to be clear, or at least accessible.

— Michael Sandel

[I]n principle and in practice, in a right track and in a wrong one, the rarest of all human qualities is consistency.

— Jeremy Bentham

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

— John Wooden

I'm working hard day-by-day, every practice, working out after practice to be the best back I can.

— Derrick Henry

In Buddhist practice, the outward and inward aspects of taking the one seat meet on our meditation cushion.

— Jack Kornfield

There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.

— Anonymous

Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you…

— Cesar Chavez

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

— Norman Vincent Peale

When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it's helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about…

— Daniel Coyle

For a lot of people, poetry tends to be dull. It's not read much. It takes a special kind of training and…

— Thomas M. Disch

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation.

— W. H. Auden

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which…

— Bertrand Russell

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put…

— Donald O'Connor

Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened…

— Izaak Walton

If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based…

— Vincent de Paul

The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of…

— Heber J. Grant

Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity? When we are distracted by…

— Pema Chodron

False casting for practice is the best way to achieve the feel of the line in the air, but in actual fishing,…

— Joe Brooks

Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. There are positive habit energies…

— Nhat Hanh

In my legal practice, I have seen certain Federal judges controlled or influenced by large corporations..., by large law firms...on more than…

— Orrin Hatch

Why must I cling to the customs and practices of a particular country forever, just because I happened to be born there?…

— Anonymous

What is acted out on the female body parallels the larger practices of domination, fragmentation, and conquest against the earth body, which…

— Jane Caputi

[The Massachusetts constitution] resembles the federal Constitution of 1787 more closely than any of the other revolutionary state constitutions. It was also…

— Gordon S. Wood

I've had plenty of practice and I'm hitting the ball well. I've had no injury worries so I'm in good shape.

— Tim Henman

Showing the addiction and unusual sexual practices are ways of just outlining a much bigger character trait.

— James Franco

Sweet. remembrance of the Master is the sum total, of all practices.

— Kirpal Singh

Practice makes perfect, but then again nobody is perfect so why practice. :p

— Anonymous

Ashtanga yoga is a well known practice for keeping yourself fit and healthy. Yoga is good for my body.

— Trudie Styler

I remember my first practice, from Pee Wee football when I was, like, 10, and I didn't know what was going on.

— Danny Amendola

When I make a bad play, it frustrates the heck out of me, even in practice.

— Tyson Chandler

Those who practice philosophy in the right way are in training for dying and they fear death least of all men.

— Plato

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I practice yoga even when my schedule doesn't allow me to teach. I've been practicing for 17 years, since before it became hip.

— Brenda Strong

I am taking Chinese lessons and I practice speaking Mandarin almost every day.

— Choi Si-won

Judge [Samuel] Alito enjoys the support and respect of the people who work with him, practice with him and, therefore, know him…

— Chuck Grassley

Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions.

— Michael Wright

Crying is one of the highest devotional songs. One who knows crying, knows spiritual practice

— Kripalvananda

I do a lot of yoga. I practice yoga three or four times a week. It's an escape for me.

— Nina Dobrev

I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.

— Dean Smith